Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Foster Care and Adoption Second Edition written by Janet McDermott and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a spectrum of families from diverse backgrounds, this book reveals the joys and challenges of adoptive and foster parenting. The authors outline how the experience of adopting and fostering has changed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people over the years, major changes in policy, and what the research can tell us about LGBT parenting. They interview families involved at different stages of the fostering and adoption process, from those undergoing assessments through to the experienced foster carers and adopters who were interviewed for the first edition of this book 20 years previously. While the number of LGBT people adopting or fostering has increased since then, some of the very real challenges still endure - including social stigma, homophobia and discriminatory policies - and families share some of the strategies they have used to help to address them. This is an essential source of information and advice for same-sex couples and LGBT single parents, as well as social workers, social work educators, sociologists of personal life, fostering and adoption panel members.

Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the myths and prejudices that influence attitudes towards lesbians and gay men as parents.It also suggests ways that social workers can more effectively support lesbian and gay adopters and foster parents.

Download or read book Assessing Lesbian and Gay Foster Carers and Adopters written by Mary Romaine and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recruiting Assessing and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Adopters written by Anisa De Jong and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans Foster Adoptive Parents Recruiting Assessing and Supporting Untapped Family Resources for Children and Youth written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America). This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesbians and Gay Men as Foster Parents written by Wendell Ricketts and published by Wendell Ricketts. This book was released on 1991 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men written by David M. Brodzinsky and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men is an interdisciplinary examination of the myths, misconceptions, research, and practice literature related to sexual-minority individuals' efforts to adopt and raise children. It also provides a blueprint for research and professional training and highlights best practice standards for working with this group of adoptive parents.

Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by Child & Family Press. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Familiar Fears written by Stephen Hicks and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Social Work with Lesbians and Gay Men written by Helen Cosis-Brown and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book clearly links knowledge and practice and is structured in such a way so that theories relevant to social work practices with lesbians and gay men are covered before specific areas of practice are addressed.

Download or read book The Recruitment Assessment Support and Supervision of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Foster Carers written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesbian Gay and Queer Parenting written by S. Hicks and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is based upon original research carried out with lesbian, gay and queer parents and explores how genealogy, kinship, family, everyday life, gender, race, state welfare and intimacy are theorized and lived out, drawing upon interactionist, feminist, discursive and queer sociologies.

Download or read book Recruiting Assessing and Supporting Lesbian and Gay Carers and Adopters written by Gerald P. Mallon and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption written by Stephen Hicks and published by Jessica Kingsley Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of personal accounts is based on interviews of gay men and lesbians who have adopted, fostered or provided respite care. Their stories provide good and bad experiences, but overall the accounts emphasise the rewards of parenting.

Download or read book Youth in the Margins written by Colleen Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proud Parents written by Nicola Hill and published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba. This book was released on 2013 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud Parents is a compelling and poignant collection of stories of lesbians and gay men who have adopted or fostered children. Single and in partnerships, they share their experiences on a number of issues. What motivated them to adopt or foster? How did they respond to the assessment process? What was it like when the children first moved in? And what is life like now, together as a family? A major focus of this collection is on building a family together, enjoying new activities and helping children to come to terms with their early life experiences.

Download or read book Sexual Identities and Sexuality in Social Work written by Priscilla Dunk-West and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexuality and sexual identity have been relatively marginalized areas in both social work education and practice. However, changes in policy and legislation in the UK and other countries over the past decade have brought discussions of sexuality into the mainstream public service agenda. In social work and social care, gay and lesbian citizenship rights have been explicitly recognised. In the fields of adoption and fostering new regulations and guidance have helped improve and develop practice around assessment and intervention. It remains the case, however, that sex is often perceived as a problem area within social work and social care, discussed only in relation to sexually diverse communities or in the realm of dysfunction or pathology. This collection aims to generate a more proactive and challenging discussion of sexuality and sexual identity in social work. Its starting point is that sexuality is an essential aspect of individual identity, that users must be able to express their sexuality, and that it is essential for social workers to be able to respond and discuss sexual issues appropriately. The contributions are informed by feminist research, considering, in particular, the experiences of women working in and using social care services since the 1990s. In addition to a consideration of the wider policy, legislative and service providers' perspectives, the book includes reflective accounts as well as research-led contributions, offering a comprehensive and balanced account of this important field, which aims to inform both theory and practice.